Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Ivy Bee

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Colletes hederae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Ivy Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Colletidae
Genus	Crossarchus	Colletes
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Colletes hederae

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-headed Kusimanse and Ivy Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Ivy Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.